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November 1992 The Journal OJ Number 24
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November 1992
The Check Collector
Number 24
THE CHECK COLLECTOR
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PRESIDENT S COLUMN
I have just returned from the Paper Money Show in
St. Louis. It was my impression that attendance at
the St. Louis Show was somewhat less than in past
years. This was also my impression of the Memphis
Show which took place last June. However, I was
impressed by the number of collectors at the two
shows who were pursuing checks of various types
along with such collateral material as they were able
to locate. It was especially pleasing to find that
many of the buyers were quite scholarly. It was in¬
deed an "education" in itself to exchange bits of in¬
formation with them.
There was one prominent dealer of currency at the
shows who is no longer handling checks (at least, so
he says). On the other hand it appears to me that
there are now more dealers of checks, etc. than there
ever were. That which is unfortunate is that most of
the dealers are lacking in knowledge and appear to
have little interest in acquiring it. This does serious
damage to the hobby. When I began collecting
stamps, it was the better type of dealer who was my
mentor and who helped shape my collecting habits
for the better.
Let's do a bit of original research in some narrow as¬
pect of check collecting. I am certain that you will
find it rewarding. The pleasures that you will bring
to fellow collectors and yourself by sharing your ex¬
pertise is pure, unadulterated joy.
‘Ed Lipson
RESOLUTIONS - 1993
1.
Write something For The
Check Collector.
2.
Sign up a Friend as an
A.S.C.C. member.
3.
Attend an A.S.C.C. Round
Table Meeting.
4.
Donate some checks to the
A.S.C.C. Check Pool.
5.
Add some checks to your
collection.
November 1992
The Check Collector
Number 24
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Number 24, November 1992
President's Column
Page
2
Some Foreign Bills-of-Exchange
Page
4
The First First National Bank
Page
5
Personal Banking
Page
7
Treasurer's Office Cheques from
County of Oxford
Page
8
A.S.C.C. Treasurer's Report
Page
8
A Guide to Check Collecting - VI
Page
9
Around Our Hobby
Page
15
A.S.C.C. Check Pool Update
Page
15
A.S.C.C. Check Survey
Page
16
Happy Findings and Conversation
Pieces.
Page
20
Choctaw National Bank of Caddo,
I.T.
Page
21
Autographs on Checks
Page
22
A.S.C.C. Secretary's Column
Page
24
A.S.C.C. Membership Application
Page
24
Across Our Desk
Page
26
Foiinded (|f|BjjCfe)
in 1969.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHECK COLLECTORS, INC.
A non-profit organization organized under Section 501-(c)-(3).
President:
Edward N. Lipson (1994)
Directors:
46 Appletree Lane
North Haven, CT 06473
H. L. Boraker (1993)
Roland P. Burnham (1994)
Vice President:
John J. O'Hare (1993)
Martha M. Cox (1994)
197 Lancaster Avenue
Harry R. Johnson, Sr. (1994)
Buffalo, NY 14222
M. S. Kazanjian (1993)
Lawrence Marsh (1994)
Secretary:
Coleman A. Liefer (1994)
Douglas McDonald (1994)
P.O. Box 577
Dick Naven (1994)
Garrett Park, MD 20896
Robert T. Page (1994)
James D. Partin (1993)
Treasurer:
Michael A. Zier (1994)
Lee E. Poleske (1993)
Riggs National Bank
Robert A. Spence (1994)
808 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Honorary Vice President:
Departments:
Jeane Flaig
Check Collector:
Robert A. Spence
Check Pool:
Harry R. Johnson, Sr.
Check Survey:
Edward N. Lipson
Librarian:
Charles V. Kemp
Meetings:
Herman L. Boraker
Membership:
Roland P. Burnham
Membership Directory: Coleman A. Leifer
Security Printers:
Michael A. Zier
Slide Program:
Larry Adams
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November 1992
The Check Collector
Number 24
SOME FOREIGN BILLS-OF-EXCHANGE
by Michael A. Zier
This time we have two foreign bills, both Firsts of
Exchange from the vaults of The Riggs National
Bank of Washington, DC, courtesy of Mike Zier.
What sets these particular bills apart is that they are
both payable in "Gold Dollars." Note on the Pek¬
ing bill the amount written as "G $100" and, on the
Yokohama bill, the amount written as "G $ 272-."
They are both signed by persons named "Douglas"
(Albert and Lucia T.), and bear references to same-
dated consecutive letters of credit: #507 on the Pek¬
ing bill, and #508 on the Yokohama bill.
Both are stamped paid by The National City Bank
of New York. During the period these bills were
used, Riggs and National City were correspondents,
and each bank held stock in the other, and they
shared directors and certain officers. The back
stamps indicated that the bills were sent directly
from The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo¬
ration to the National City Bank and from there
directly to Riggs. No revenue stamps appear on the
back, but a single Japanese revenue is on the lower
left face of the Yokohama bill.
The Peking bill was written on July 7, 1916, paid by
National City on October 2, 1916, and canceled
"Paid" by Riggs on October 3, 1916. The Yokoha¬
ma bill was written on October 9, 1916, paid by Na¬
tional City on October 30, 1916, and canceled "Paid"
by Riggs on October 33, 1916. The difference in
time taken for the bills to reach their final destination
is accounted for by the fact that Peking was an in¬
land city, and Yokohama was a busy seaport.
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November 1992
The Check Collector
Number 24
THE FIRST FIRST NATIONAL BANK
by Lee Poleske
The bank building shown on this check from the
First National Bank of Davenport, Iowa, played a
prominent part in the history of banking both in
Iowa and the United States.
The building, at the comer of Main and Second, was
built in 1857 at a cost of $75,000 by the banking
house of Cook & Sargent. At the time, it was said
to be the finest bank building in the West, and one
of the handsomest west of New York City. It soon
became known as the "Marble Bank" building.
Cook & Sargent, founded by Ebenezer Cook and
George B. Sargent in 1847, was one of the largest
banking firms in Iowa.
Soon after the opening of the new building, the Pan¬
ic of 1857 hit the city. Land speculation had caused
Cook & Sargent to expand their credit beyond a
safe limit. At one time the military companies of the
city were called out to protect the bank building
from angry crowds demanding the bank redeem var¬
ious types of scrip and paper money which circulat¬
ed in the city. Trying to honor all its commitments
greatly weakened Cook & Sargent and it went out
of business in 1859.
In 1863 the "Marble Bank" building was occupied
by the banking firm of Corbin & Dow. Austin Cor¬
bin had moved to Davenport in 1851 from New
Hampshire. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he
formed a law firm with George S. C. Down, but
turned to banking 1854, when he and Louis A.
Macklot formed the banking house of Macklot and
Corbin. Unlike many banks of the period, it was
soundly operated and was the only banking house
west of the Mississippi that did not suspend pay¬
ment during the Panic of 1857. Macklot and Corbin
dissolved their bank in 1861. Corbin and his old
law partner George S. C. Dow formed the new
banking firm of Corbin and Dow in 1863.
That same year, the United States Congress was de¬
bating the National Currency Act, which among oth¬
er things, provided for the establishment of national
banks. President Lincoln signed the bill on Febru¬
ary 25, 1863.
The next day the firm of Corbin & Dow filed an ap¬
plication for a charter for a bank to be known as the
First National Bank of Davenport. By the end of
May, its capital stock of $100,000 was fully sub¬
scribed and all other legal requirements had been
met.
The Comptroller of the Currency issued the first na¬
tional bank charters on June 22, 1863. The charters
were good for twenty years. The Davenport bank
received charter number 15.
When the board of directors of the new bank
W. A. BE MIS,
GENERAL. INSURANCE.
Davenport. Iowa,
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Dollars.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK ,
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
7 $~
Figure (above): The vignette on this First National Bank of Davenport, Iowa check, shows the building in which the bank op¬
erated from 1863 to 1909. The bank was the first First National Bank in the United States.
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FNB Davenport, Iowa /Poleske continued from
previous page-
learned that the charter had been granted, it voted to
open the bank for business on Monday, June 29,
1863. For two days it was the only national bank in
the United States in operation and it was literally the
first First National Bank. This distinction ended on
July 1, 1863 when several other national banks
around the country opened for business.
Demand for facilities to handle savings deposits,
prompted the officers of the First National Bank, to
organize a savings bank. In 1864, the Davenport
Savings Institution was organized under the laws of
Iowa. The list of stockholders was practically iden¬
tical with that of the First National. The Davenport
Savings Institution, later called the Davenport Sav¬
ings Bank, operated in the "Marble Bank" building
along side the First National Bank from 1864 until
1909.
When the U.S. Weather Bureau established an of¬
fice in Davenport in 1871, it used a 30 feet staff on
the roof of the bank building to display storm sig¬
nals.
A serious fire destroyed a good deal of the interior
of the bank in 1880, but the safes and vaults with¬
stood both fire and water damage and their contents
were all in perfect order.
In 1882 when the First National Bank's original
charter was about to expire. Congress was still de¬
bating a law to allow national banks to extend their
charters, so the bank had to go through the formality
of liquidating the business of the institution and ob¬
taining a new charter, number 2695.
With the coming of the new century, the board of
directors decided a larger building was needed. The
old building was tom down in 1909 and new build¬
ing was erected at the same location the next year.
In 1911, at the request of the bank's board of direc¬
tors, the Comptroller of the Currency restored the
original charter number 15 to the First National.
Like so many other banks, the First National did not
survive the Great Depression; it was liquidated on
April 25, 1931.
PERSONAL BANKING/Sowan/s continued
from p. 7...
branch even though I have been banking with that
bank for twenty two years and own a store across
the mall hall from that branch. She asked for the
I.D. politely and smiled pleasantly as she cashed
my check but what a difference there is be¬
tween modern personal banking and personal
banking yesterday!!!
I remember hearing as a child how the First Na¬
tional Bank of Alderson was able to stay open dur¬
ing the depression. The bank had $30,000 in U.S.
gold coin which they took out of the vault each
morning and stacked on a table for all to see.
When jittery customers came in, they saw all this
gold gleaming in the bank and were reassured. If
customers talked about withdrawing, the bank per¬
sonnel reminded them of the dangers of having
money at home, the problem of out of work rela¬
tives wanting to borrow it, etc. The bank was thus
able to survive the depression when many banks
did not. Undoubtedly its personal relationships
with its customers helped.
November 1992
The Check Collector
Number 24
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PERSONAL BANKING
by Ned Sowards
One of the catch words in modem bank public rela¬
tions and advertising is "personal banking". It
appears to mean that the bank will treat you as a hu¬
man being and not as a "thing". These banks work
hard at getting their employees to be friendly and
greet people with a smile and a warm hello and
when they depart with "Have a nice day!" The
banks order their employees to be friendly or be
fired.
weather, such as "October is still the grandest month
of the year. We are all well, hope you folks are Tip
Top." Some were complimentary such as the note to
my sister, "Hello, Myrtle, you are some fine girl and
doing a lot of good among the Young People. I
know you are impressing their young lives for good.
We miss you and your missionary smile."
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Hello Myrtle you are some fine
girl and doing a lot of good amonj
the Young Pefcple.I know you are
impressing their young lives
for good. He miss you and your
missionary smile, 'j
duplicate Harry Rowe
44 Tota,s
While sorting old papers at my mother's house, I
found many bank deposit slips which give a whole
new meaning to the words "personal banking ."
They were to my mother from Harry Rowe, the
president of the First National Bank of Alderson,
West Virginia.
When we lived in Alderson 1945-46, my parents
opened an account at the small local bank. They de¬
veloped a personal relationship with the president
and after they moved, they continued to have their
checking account at his bank. They sent their chcks
to be deposited and Harry would write a personal
note on the bottom of the acknowledging deposit
slip. Many of his comments had to do with the
The sharing was a two way street. Once he wrote
"My brother Howard over 10 years older than I is
being buried today."
He knew my parents and what was happening to
them. When my grandmother died in 1952, he
wrote my mother, "Sorry your mother had to leave
you, but we all have to go and we will have a grand
reunion in the Great Beyond-Best Wishes. Harry."
The slips also tell me that my parents were making
$179 per month as missionaries for the American
Baptist Foreign Mission Society.
Last week I had to show my I.D. at my usual
Article continued on p. 6
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Number 24
TREASURER S OFFICE CHEQUES
FROM THE COUNTY OF OXFORD
by W. Waychison
bom on the 13th of February 1822
in New York State, moving with his
parents to Paris, Ontario in 1835.
After leaving school and apprentic¬
ing as a moulder, he relocated in
1844 to Woodstock, Ontario as a
partner in a foundry. He purchased
the foundry in 1854 and operated it
until his retirement in 1867. Mr.
Brown was the mayor and reeve
during the 1860's prior to accepting
the position of Treasurer of Oxford
County. Mr. Homer P. Brown was
also a director and vice-president of
the Oxford Permanent Loan and
Savings Company and a magistrate
of the Dominion.
Reference:
Cochrane, Rev. Wm. ed„ 1891: _The Canadian
Album Men of Canada: or Success, hv Example.
Brantford, Bradley, Garretson & Co., p.448.
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TREASURER S REPORT
Cash on hand (6/1/92) $6,318.52
Revenue:
Dues and Ads 1,131.00
Interest 0.00
Expenses 3,304.29
Balance (11/01/92) $4,515.23
Respectfully Submitted,
The illustrated, unissued cheque and
attached stub measures 280 by 103
mm and is printed in green on a thin
white paper. The partially completed
date on the stub indicates that the
cheques were first in use during the
1860's.
Woodstock, Ontario is indicated on
the cheque as it is the seat of Oxford
County. Woodstock is located on the
Thames River, 140 Km SW of To¬
ronto.
Homer P. Brown, Treasurer of the
County of Oxford from 1869 to be¬
yond 1891, would have signed many
of the illustrated cheques. He was j iumkr i>. brown trc.™.™
of 0 * f,,rd '
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Number 24
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A GUIDE TO CHECK COLLECTING - VI
by Robert A Spence
While the United States has had about 14,000 active
banks, more or less, since the Civil War, these banks
have issued many different types and designs of
checks for regular use. However, there are several
other kinds of checks which collectors encounter at
times and which many find fascinating. Checks of
classifications No. 78 through No. 89, as referred to
in Chapter II of this Guide, provide collectors with
many interesting conversation pieces for their col¬
lections. These areas of interest include checks
used in wartimes, travelers cheques, refund/rebate
checks, special purpose checks, school checks and
others. Wars have always affected banking institu¬
tions and caused the issue of many items of out-of-
the-ordinary interest to collectors.
Checks and check-related items issued by banks
in The Confederate States of America provide his¬
torical and novel additions to any collection. Fig¬
ure 1 shows a draft of the Bank of the State of
Georgia drawn on the Atlanta Insurance Co. on 2
January, 1863. As a security precaution, the
amount of the draft is additionally written across
the face in colored ink.
Shown in Figure 2 is a check drawn in Nashville,
Tennessee, on February 9, 1865, shortly after
Nashville had fallen to Union troops on Septem¬
ber 6, 1864 but before the final surrenders of the
Confederacy. Note the use of a Type R-10 U.S.
adhesive revenue of the Confederate State of
Figure 1.
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Guide, Part \\JSpence continued...
Tennessee and that U.S. Federal revenue require¬
ments were in effect and use.
Many banks have issued special checks from time
to time. Figure 3 shows "The Founder's Check "
A check used during the Vietnam conflict is shown
in Figure 5. Note the restrictive clauses on the face
of the check designating payment.
During the "Cold War", the check shown in Figure 6
was drawn on the U.S. Military Banking Facility in
Germany. Note the designated payment in dollars
Figure 3.
issued by the Bank of California for customer use
in 1974 and styled after a check used in 1864. Note
the facsimile of a Type RN-C1 imprint revenue
stamp in the center background.
or Deutsche marks.
Times of peace also have their share of unusual and
interesting checks. The area of Refund / Rebate
After World War II, some banking facilities for the
military were established overseas. Figure 4 shows
a check of the Tokyo Military Facility in Japan
overprinted for use in Korea. Note that while dol¬
lars are indicated, the check is designated payable in
Military Payment Certificates only.
Checks is one that has not received the attention it
merits from collectors. Included in this classification
are checks used to convey a refund (usually by mail)
to a customer. Figure 7 shows a refund check for
one cent. In 1936, one cent was "counting money"
to many people during the heart of the Great
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Guide, Part XVSpence continued ...
Travelers cheques are
a fascinating area for
any collector to ex¬
plore. Note that the
international spelling
"cheque" is used on
and for travelers
cheques throughout
the world. The Amer¬
ican Express Compa¬
ny introduced travel¬
ers cheques in 1891.
Travelers cheques
have been issued since
then by banks, charge
Figure 6 (above).
Depression. This type
of check was a very
convenient way to pay
coin telephone refunds
(most calls then were
only 5 cents), rebates or
discounts on purchases,
etc.
The Refund / Rebate
classification is a very
convenient area in
which to store those
corporate dividend
checks for very small
amounts. Also, for
those checks and warrants valid only "if' some pur¬
chase is made or other condition is met before a cer¬
tain date. This type of check or warrant is widely
used at present to advertise and to validate a rebate
or bonus upon purchase of an automobile.
Figure 7 (above).
card companies and agencies of foreign banks and
travel companies in the U.S. While most collectors
have to be content with " Specimen " copies of
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Guide, Part WSpence continued ...
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Specimen checks are
an area of increasing
interest to experienced
collectors. They are
specially designed
checks (and other
check-related items)
produced by check
printers as an example
of their work. Some¬
times another check
was altered to serve as
an example of a
design desired by a
Figure 8 (above).
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FANCY AND STAPLE GROCRIES,HAY,GRAIN AND ICE
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>QHT LAUDERDALE STATE BANK
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Figure 9 (above).
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copies of U.S.
travel cheques,
some U.S.
banks and
charge card trav¬
elers cheques
have become
available in the
market to collec¬
tors. Figure 8
shows such an
example of these
cheques. The
backs of many
travelers cheques
carry interesting
revenue stamps from favorite tourist meccas. A
word of caution ~ it is very easy to become a collec¬
tor of travelers cheques from other countries if more
than the slightest bit of attention is paid to them.
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Figure 10 (above).
customer of a check printer. Such a check is shown
in Figure 9 where a sample of a specimen check of
J. Knauber Lithographing Co. was altered to provide
a model for a customer's order.
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Guide, Part \U Spence continued ...
- RATION CHECK -
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OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
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Figure 11 (above).
Figure 12 (above).
About a century ago, salesmen for major check
printers carried display books of specimen checks.
Some of the samples therein provided an elaborate
framed area to receive the adhesive revenue stamp.
Such a sample is shown in Figure 10. Since the
check printers used as samples the most attractive
specimens in their inventory, collecting samples of
these specimen checks usually results in a display
of unusual and attractive samples of the security
printer's art.
During World War II, the Office of Price Adminis¬
tration instituted a system of rationing certain foods
and commodities. There were seven categories:
sugar, coffee, gasoline, shoes, fuel oil, meats-fats-
fish-cheese, and processed foods. Each category
was reckoned in customary units, such as: gallons
of gasoline or pairs of shoes. Ration bank accounts
were established and through the regular banking
channels, credits and debits of such commodities
were handled to control distribution. Checks for
each commodity were used and an example of one
for meats-fats-fish-cheese is shown in Figure 11.
Many coin collectors today have some "red points",
discs of fibre marked with the number of point,
needed, along with the cash payment for a rationed
item. Many check collectors try to collect all seven
of the rationed categories in checks as historical arti¬
facts.
A seldom encountered type of check is a "Business
School Check". In the days before computerized
accounting systems, schools for students of busi¬
ness used "Business School Checks" as an aid in
teaching students show to draw or properly prepare
a check for an authorized signature. Aji example of
a business school check is shown in Figure 12.
Most collectors have checks that are either unused
check forms or checks that have been drawn, pre¬
sented and paid. Another interesting area to collect
is that of checks which are refused payment upon
presentation. These are commonly referred to as
"rubber" or "bounced" checks. It includes checks
for which payment would have exceeded the
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Guide, Part WSpence continued ...
amount of funds available for payment. In the na¬
tion's capital some years ago, some restaurants post¬
ed bad checks behind the cashier. There were ap¬
parently enough of these checks so that a collector
could bargain for a handful. An example of this
type of check is shown in Figure 13.
Jack Daniel Distillery with a vignette of three barrels
ofwhiskey, a facsimile of a check for one cent
signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the carefully
reproduced facsimile of a check shown in Figure 14,
the purpose of which is unknown.
Figure 13 (above).
Lastly, there is a practical need for a check classifi¬
cation to serve as a convenience for the collector. It
includes those kinds of items that need to be
accessed without bother. The classification of "Fac¬
simile Checks" serves this purpose well. It is a
place that includes items that have passed beyond
the "Pending" classification. Examples found in
one collection in this classification were: a copy of a
certified check for over one billion dollars, a repro¬
duction of a check signed by Abraham Lincoln, an
attractive reproduction of an 1890 check of the
You may have thought regular checks drawn on a
bank were all that were available to a collector. I
did until some of these types were acquired.
Check collecting is interesting and has its share of
happy surprises. The vast number of checks issued
over the past two hundred years provide unusual and
almost unlimited possibilities for discoveries by
each collector in our relatively young hobby.
Happy hunting and happy collecting!
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The winter season for check collectors has started off well. It appears that more check collector meetings at
shows and conventions are being planned than ever before. Also, significant amounts of checks are being in¬
cluded in price lists, auctions and philatelic and numismatic show bourses. Please advise the Editor early tor
any listings of meetings. ___—-
The A.S.C.C. Treasurer has sent out a post card notice for 1993 dues to those applicable. No other notice will
be sent. A prompt reply will i nsure receiving the next issue of The Check Col lector.
A S C C members have been very pleased with the issue of California History featuring the Wells Fargo
Bank which they received recently. Our sincere thanks to Wells Fargo Bank for furnishing this booklet to
our members. Members should keep their membership current so that you may receive similar mailings from
the Society as they become ava ilable. _____
An A S C C Round Table meeting will be held at the Florida 1993 FUN Convention on Friday January 8,
1993 at 10 00 a.m. in Room A. This meeting has always drawn check collectors who are or can be in Plonda
during the January 7-10, 1993, days of the Convention at the Orange County Convention Center. The
bourse, one of the largest in the U.S.A. will include numerous dealers with ch ecks.
An A S C C Round Table meeting is to be held at the 1993 Stamporee Stamp Show on Ma f c h 19,1993^ at
M n m at the U S Armed Forces Training Center, 3181 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Honda. Nine
nhilateiu historical and collector organizations are hosting this show. There will be a monster exhibition, a
Csf of over 30 defers and many other features at this March 19-21, 1993 philatelic show with many
check collecting features. ___
David V.Stivison, Esq., 870 North 30th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130-1104 has furnished the A S C.C.
Library a copy of the catalog of an exhibit he has prepared for display at the Union League of Philadelphia.
The 14 pages illustrate events in the history of Philadelphia by use of checks and other fiscal documents.
A stapled copy of the catalog is available to members interested by request to him and by enclosing $1.00 to
cover postage and handling.
A.S.C.C. Check Pool Update
by Harry R Johnson, Sr., Chairman
Check donations received:
30+ Ohio checks in memory of my father (Clarence
Johnson) from Grace Johnson
500+ Ohio checks (obsolete bank) from Jean John¬
son Enold
1500+ Florida checks from Harry R. Johnson, Sr.
and family
200+ Florida checks from Eric Ovaska
500+ Florida checks from Robert Spence
100+ Florida checks from P.C. McMichen
20+ Pennsylvania checks from Richard Biemer
We are in real need of checks from all states for the
A.S.C.C. Check Pool. I would like to see other
members support this fine endeavor. At present,
there are only three members who regularly continue
to keep up the supply of checks in the Check Pool:
Herman Boraker, Bob Spence and myself.
We really appreciate and thank those members who
send in any amount of checks.
We accept any and all checks, no matter how new or
how old. Please, let's all work together to keep this
project going.
Remember, the check packets are "free", but there is
a $2.00 charge for each packet for postage and han¬
dling.
Please send all requests to:
Harry R. Johnson, Sr.
4279 Gar and Lane
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406-2945
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HAPPY FINDING AND CONVERSATION PIECES
Member Jim Greene sent in this unusual check which is a valued part of his North Carolina check collection.
All the banks and locations listed on this "check-a-check" are in Alamance County, North Carolina, which is
located in the central part of the state. C. F. Neese was a wholesale supplier of meat products.
Could this check be a predecessor to the "Universal Bank Check" which was used by noted department
stores and merchants in large cities and on which the name and address of the customer's bank was written?
Both of these items were supplanted by the credit cards in use today. However, the check above drawn to the
order of Mr. Neese had an advantage in that it could be presented for payment at once and was negotiable.
A member happily reports that by taking a "second look", he found a check with one of the RN-I1 revenue
imprints among a stack of checks he had purchased. The revenue imprint on this check bears the same de¬
sign used lor the very common Type R-6 adhesive revenue stamp and this permits it to be easily mistaken for
the R-6 stamp. Collectors should note the details of this check, one of those which may bear the elusive
Type RN-I1.
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1
by Herman L i
mmm
The United States in 1834 established Indian Territo¬
ry by treaties with what is referred to as "The Five
Civilized Tribes." They were the Cherokee, Creek,
Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw. Other tribes
were included later.
Due to the speed with which the western movement
was taking place, and the cry of the pioneers for land,
the Dawes Act was passed in 1887. In 1889, the un¬
occupied portions of Indian Territory were opened
to white settlement, and the Dawes Commission was
appointed to transfer the Indian titles to land in the
Territory from tribal to individual allotments of land.
A few years later the Curtis Act and others brought
extinction of Indian Territory.
Oklahoma Territory came into being as a result of
the Dawes Act. The Indians were encouraged to re¬
nounce their rights of tribal holdings. Those who
did were given citizenship in addition to land. The
unsettled parts of the Territory were purchased by
the United States from the Indians and on April 22,
1889, the land was opened to homestead settlement.
With this influx of people, towns were established and
Oklahoma Territory was created May 2, 1890.
On November 16, 1907, the Indian and Oklahoma
Territories were combined to form the state of Okla¬
homa, which is popularly called the Sooner State due
to the fact that settlers rushed into the new territory
sooner than they were officially supposed to.
The Choctaw National Bank, Caddo, Indian Territory was established in January, 1900. It succeeded the Farmers and Mer ¬
chants Bank and was placed in voluntary liquidation in April 1908. Bank officers in 1904 were: H. M. Dunlap, president;
T. W. Hunter, vice president; B. Roberts, cashier and H. Edwards, assistant cashier. Bank had a capital of $50,000 and
surplus of46,000. The certificate of deposit was found in Alabama. Choctaw means red people
This map shows the Choctaw Nation’s section of the
Indian Territory. Caddo is located to the left of the
first "n" in Nation. On present day maps, it is located
about 10 miles northeast of Durant, Oklahoma.
The Choctaw Nation was the southeastern part of In¬
dian Territory.
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AUTOGRAPHS ON CHECKS
courtesy of Sandy Mock
Sandy Mock once again shares with us some of his outstanding autographs on checks.
One of his most fascinating pieces is the John F. Kennedy check shown in Figure 1 (below). It seemed it
was his custom to have one of the Secret Service men who accompanied him to carry blank, but signed,
checks. If the President wanted to buy something impulsively, he merely had the man fill in the check. This
is one of the checks carried by the bodyguard when President Kennedy was assassinated.
Figure 1
The next check is one of Benjamin Harrison, signed while serving as 23rd President of the United States and
is shown in Figure 2 (below).
fit'll j,;,;
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$£> <S*77? . 0 ^
Figure 2
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Autographs/Mod: continued ...
Robert E. Lee, famous Confederate General, signed the check shown in Figure 3 (below) "R. E. Lee" on Feb¬
ruary 21, 1839. At this point in Lee's career he was an Army engineer working along the Mississippi River.
Anything signed by Lee this early is quite rare.
BANK Of THE STATE OF MISSOURI,
. 9 . <S/
Figure 3
In Figure 4 (below), J. Paul Getty, the famous billionaire, signed this cheque on the Chase Manhattan Bank
of London, England. Note the medallion for "Stamp Duty (revenue) Paid" and "27.01", probably the
exchange value of the face amount of the cheque.
Figure 4
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ASCC SECRETARY'S COLUMN
1993 dues notices have been mailed to all members except those who joined after July 1, 1992. If you do
not renew this is the last issue of The Check Collector you will receive.
This report includes all changes received through November 20, 1992. The total number of members is 371.
NEW MEMBERS (C/D) s Collector/Dealer; (D) a Dealer
1414 BRAMS, PATRICIA 2527 Embassy Dr West Palm Beach FL 33401
1416 BROWN, HY (C/D) PO Box 1269 Mentor OH 44061
1413 CORN 10, GEORGETTE P. 12803 Windbrook Dr Clinton MD 20735-1227
1403 GAROFALO, JOSEPH F. (C/D) PO Box 1283 Millbrook NY 12545
1409 HERMAN, RICHARD P. PO Box 328 Balboa Island CA 92662
1415 LEE, NANCY PO Box 89 Wilton MN 56687
1404 MCKNIGHT, MURRAY Box 27, RR 2 Orono ON LOB 1M0 Canada
1411 MOSS, IRA L. 176 Beach 146th Street Neponsit NY 11694
1408 PRATT, ROBERT E. 1836 W. Virginia, Suite 102 McKinney TX
75069
1406 SCHWARTZ, DR. ROBERT I. (C/D) PO Box 264 New York NY 10021
1410 SMITH, BARRY A. (C/D) 1707 Brookcliff Dr Greensboro NC 27408
1417 SMITH, THOMAS H. RR 1, Bradley Branch Rd Cherokee NC 28719
1412 STEPHENVILLE PUBL. LIBRARY, 174 N. Columbia Stephenville TX
76401
1407 SWISHER, DOUGLAS (C/D) Box 52701 Jacksonville FL 32201
1405 TALBERT, DARRELL (C/D) Autograph Collector Magazine 541 N.
Main St, Suite 104-352 Corona CA 91720
1402 TANNER, ALBERT #704, 1025 Gilford St. Vancouver BC V6G 2P2
Canada
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2-4, 8
2, 31
2 (Mid-Hudson Valley, NY). 21, 31
1, 2 (AZ, CA, NV, Camden NJ), 3-4, 7,
9, 12 (Judaica), 21, 23, 26, 30-32)
1
1-12, 14, 20, 22-24, 26-32
4, 20, 30-31
1, 4-6, 7 (world stamped paper), 30-31
1, 4 (B/E), 7 (pre-1921), 9, 12 (proofs,
Nat. City Bank, Intern. Banking Corp),
23-24, 31
1-4, 2-, 21 (on checks), 30
1, 9, 22, 30
1, 4, 20-21, 32
12 (signed checks of famous people)
6, 22-23, 30
REINSTATED
0945 BABCOCK, ALLEN I. PO Box 381901 Miami FL 33238
0139 DUPHORNE, R. (C/D) 1519 Columbia NE Albuquerque NM 87106
0339 HAUCK, DR. ALLAN PO Box 165 Somers WI 53171
0974 HERZ, HOWARD W. (C/D) PO Box 1000 Minden NV 89423
1182 HOFSOMMER, ARM IN Box 28335 San Jose CA 95159
0886 HORWEDEL, LOWELL C. (C/D) PO Box 2395 Lafayette IN 47906
0357 HUMBLE, TERRENCE PO Box 879 Bayard NM 88023
0999 KADLEC, GREGORY J. MD 800 Falls Av West Suite 2 Twin Falls ID
83301
1335 KAYE, RUSSELL (C/D) Box 635 Shrub Oak NY 10588
1214 LILL, JOHN F. (C/D) 7705 Camino Real, Apt B116 Miami FL 33143
1035 NIEMEYER, DAVID 1208 N. Euclid Av Ontario CA 91762
0069 RICHARDS, ROBERT K. 1202 N. Front St Marquette MI 49855
1099 SCHEIPERPETER, ROBERT 14800 Sunset Bl Pacific Palisades CA
90272
0326 WEISS, ARNOLD 980 S. Granville Av Los Angeles CA 90049
2 (West, Florida pre-1900), 4
2, 4
5-8, 12 (Int. Reply Coupons, Postal
Orders), 31
2 (NV)
21
2 (CA), 23, 26
2 (mining cos.), 22, 30
1 , 2
1, 4, 9, 22, 24, 30
2 (IN), 4 (promissory notes, IN), 21,
30-31 (IN)
2 (Western & Territorial), 20
1, 21, 31
22, 30
ADDRESS CHANGES
1113 ACHEE, ROLAND J. 400 Travis St., Suite 1200 PO Box 71166 Shreveport LA 71166-1807
0361 FACCHINA, H. A. L. HC 73, Box 765 Locust Grove VA 22508
0906 KETTERLING, D. H. PO Box 3057 Kirkland WA 98083-3057
1156 KRAUS, GUY C. PO Box 208 Pass Christian MS 39571-0208
1052 LEVIS, DONALD J. 48 Riverside Dr Binghamton NY 13905
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ADDRESS CHANGES
0840 MCDONALD, DOUGLAS B. Box 350093 Grantsdale MT 59835
1144 RALSTON, ROY PO Box 490024 Key Biscayne FL 33149
0662 SMITH, BRUCE W. PO Box 382266 Harvard Square Station Cambridge MA 02138
0866
1365
1235
STUDLEY, MAX 4339 E. Colt Dr Eloy, AZ 85231
ten BENSEL, ROBERT W. 2234 Ferris Lane St. Paul
VOSS, GREGORY ?0 Box 103 Grover MO 63040
MN 55113-
■3878
AREAS
OF COLLECTING INTEREST
11
- Refund/Rebate Checks
1 -
Checks - General
12
- Other (specify)
2 -
Checks (Regions or States of Special Interest)
14
- Counter and Modern Checks
3 -
U.S. Government Checks
20
- Vignettes
4 -
Miscellaneous Fiscals (Bank Drafts, Bills of
21
- Autographs
Exchange, Certificates of Deposit, Promissory
22
- Railroads, Steamboats, Mining
Notes, Receipts, Warrants)
23
- Banking History
5 -
Checks - Great Britian
24
- Security Printing and Printers
6 -
Checks - Canada
25
- Checks Protectors and Cancel Devices
7 -
Checks - World (Regions or Countries of Special
26
- Wells Fargo History
Interest)
30
- Stocks and Bonds
8 -
Travellers Cheques or Money Orders
31
- Revenue Stamped Documents
9 -
Specimen Checks
32
- Emergency Scrip
10 -
Ration Checks
26
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ACROSS OUR DESK
Price lists, fixed price and mail bid catalogs, journals, etc., received and compiled as a resource for our members. Items
with an (S) may require a subscription for future issues. Please write first to the company.
(S) Monthly price lists of checks, bank tokens, postcards and related items. Lee Poleske, Box 871,
oewaiu, /Afv yyvir*. . w( ,
* Extensive price list of checks, drafts, promissory notes, etc. arranged by states and locations. M.S. Kazan-
jian, 25 King Philip Ave., Barrington, RI 02806.
(S) List of checks, stocks and bonds, historical documents. Yesterday's Paper, PO Box 819, Concrete, WA.
98237
(S) Regular catalog of CSA and obsolete bank notes, scrip, bonds and financial documents. Many checks and
drafts arranged by states. Hugh Shull, PO Box 712, Leesville, SC 29070.
* Price list of archival albums and mylar holders for checks, bank notes and scrip, currency, etc. Also, an
extensive list of checks, drafts, warrants, stocks and bonds. Oregon Paper Money Exchange, 6802 S.W.
33rd Place, Portland, OR 97219.
* Stocks and bonds, checks, old post cards and Paper Americana. Ken Prag, P.O. Box 531,
Burlingame, CA 94011.
(S) Catalog of regular mail bid auctions of revenue stamps, checks, documents, stock certificates and
related items. H.J.W. Daugherty, PO Box 1146, Eastham, MA 02642.
(S) Regular list containing a variety of historical documents, including checks, autographs, manuscripts, em¬
bossed revenues, etc. Edward J. Craig, 41 Third Street, Newport, RI 02840.
* Stocks and bonds, autographs, banknotes and posters, (Buffalo Bill and circus) bought and sold.
Norrico, Inc., PO Box 6688-CC, Hushing, NY 11365.
* Catalog containing autograph letters, documents, manuscripts and checks for collectors. Robert F. Batch-
elder, 1 West Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002.
* Paper Americana, fiscal and Western historian. Gypsyfoot Enterprises, Doug & Gina McDonald, PO Box
350093, Grantsdale, MT 59835. .
(S) Mail bid auction list featuring checks, stocks and bonds, obsoletes, receipts, ephemera and paper
Americana. James J. Reeves, Box 219, Huntingdon, PA 16652-0219.
(S) Western Places, a new quarterly magazine covering the mainland western U.S. It is about places, with his¬
torical details, many photographs and referenes. Western Places, Box 2093, Lake Grove, OR 97035.
(S) Price list of checks, promissory notes, receipts, etc. Richard T. Hoober, Box 106, Newfoundland, PA
18445.
* Price list of CSA and obsolete bank notes, checks, drafts, related items and books. Carling’s of
Florida, PO Drawer 580, Pomona Park, FL 32181-0580.
(S) Mail bid sales of checks, stock certificates, and billheads. Columbus Industries, Inc., 324 S. Wells Ave.,
Reno, NV 89502.
* Price list of British and some overseas cheques. Collector’s Gallery, 6 & 7 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1
2AE, United Kingdom.
* Western area historical documents, stocks and bonds, autographs and more. America West Archives, PO
Box 100, Cedar City, UT 84720.
* Stock certificates for collectors. Advise of your collecting interests-for current list. American Vignettes,
PO Box 155-CC, Roselle Park, NJ 07204.
(S) Catalog of currency, stock and bond certificates. Terry Cox, PO Box 60, Idaho Springs, CO 80452.
* Checks, paper money, etc. Roger B. Stolberg, PO Box 9472, San Diego, CA 92169.
* Stocks, bonds, checks, warrants, exchanges, C.D.’s and misc. Ray Miller, PO Box 4189, Lancaster, CA
93539.
* Western and territorial specialist. Vern Potter, PO Box 10040, Torrance, CA 90505-0740.
* Catalog of regular mail bid sale of historical documents, including checks, autographs and financial
history. List includes archival supplies. COHASCO, INC., Postal 321, Yonkers, NY 10702.
* Catalog of checks, letters, documents and manuscripts in many areas of collector interest. Earl Moore, PO
Box 243, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0243.
(S) Extensive price list of British and some overseas cheques, bills of exchange and books on banking history.
Squirrel Publishing Ltd., Hobsley House, Frodesley, Shrewsbury SY5 7HD, United Kingdom.
* Price list of literature on revenue stamps of the world. Eric Jackson, P.O. Box 728, Leesport, PA 19533.
* Mail bid sale catalog of Paper Americana including checks and drafts. S.H. Jemik, P.O. Box 753, Bowie,
MD 20715.
(S) Autograph Collector, a monthly magazine for collectors of autographs. Autograph Collector, 541 N.
Main St., Suite 104-352, Cofona, Ca 91719-2044.
(S) Auction Block , a new multi-hobby newspaper. Auction Block, P.O. Box 337, Iola, WI 54945.
* Catalog of cheques. Intercol London, 43 Templars Crescent, London N3 3 QR, England. _
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mining, railroad, oil, telegraph, baseball, Old West.
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HANOVER, NH checks with imprinted
(RN) or adhesive revenue stamps
wanted. Paying minimum of $30 for
Hanover (or Hanover Center or
Etna) checks with RNs and $10 for
any with adhesive revenues.
Terence Hines, c/o Price Waterhouse,
Bagatela 14, 00-950 Warsaw, Poland.
AUTOGRAPHED WARRANTS
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Signed by JOHN SARTRAIN, artist, 1808-1897
Vignetted Warrant = $18.00
Plain Warrant = $6.00
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Blue Bell, PA 19422
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